Dublin & the Wicklow Mountains

Perched on Killiney Head, the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel is ideally located to enjoy not only the beautiful Wicklow Mountains that extend south of Dublin along the coast and inland, but also the cultural and social delights of Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, as the song has it.

From the hotel we have access to the DART train that connects Dublin and the coastal towns to the south. Thus it is an easy journey to the centre of the city where we can take in the myriad of attractions.

We will also spend our time walking the Wicklow Mountains to the south. We will enjoy classic walks over Bray Head, around Glendalough and around Powers Court.

At the end of each day we can enjoy a swim, sauna or pint of the black stuff according to taste at the hotel.

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Price Includes

Half board with breakfasts and most dinners taken in the hotel.

One dinner in Dublin.

Services of a dedicated leader.

Accommodation

Four-star Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, a converted castle with a spectacular frontage and some great facilities. Twin and single rooms with shower/wc. Rooms with balconies/seaview are available on request at a supplement.

Travel

Arrival transfer by road (c 50mins). Flights and transfers are NOT included. See our website and holiday Information sheet for details.

Dublin is accessible from so many UK regional airports, and the hotel is connected from Dublin Airport by the
extremely good value and convenient hourly Aircoach, which goes from immediately outside the terminal to the door of the hotel in approximately 50 minutes. We are offering this holiday without flights so you are free to book flights from your most convenient local airport.

Service: The niggles are so few they're not worth detailing Holiday: very well led, interesting area, hotel A minus

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Service: We have enjoyed many Ramblers Holidays over many years and have always been very satisfied! Holiday: It fulfilled our expectations and was much enjoyed but did not stand out as one of the best.

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Service: Accommodation was superb - the staff at the hotel were friendly, charming, helpful, the food was excellent, sports facilities were a real bonus - couldn't fault it. Worth going just for that luxury. Holiday: I would have preferred to concentrate more on the Wicklow Way Mountain area for walks missing out Sugar stack and Greystones which were not really worth walking to or visiting. As the week went on it became a bit more difficult to get certain information I requested from the Walk Guide Peter Watts. He became less easy to communicate with and a bit awkward or confrontational in his style.

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Meet Our ExpertsKaren Groenewald

Karen Groenewald leads mainly in Italy and in South Africa where she's both a national registered guide and also a field guide. Fluent in several languages and a commited traveller, Karen’s specialities are wild flowers, birds and mammals.